bog
/bɒɡ/noun
उच्चारण बॉग
दलदल, कीचड़ भरी ज़मीन
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as idiom, phrasal verb
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[C] British, informal
a toilet
शौचालय
- Where's the bog?
- "Excuse me, where is the bog?" the tourist asked the pub owner in an English village.
- The old pub in the village has a bog at the back.
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- The tourist asked the waiter if there was a bog nearby.
- Excuse me, is there a bog on this floor?
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[T, usually passive] ~ sb/sth down (in sth)
to make something sink into mud or wet ground, or to prevent somebody from making progress
दलदल में फँसाना, (प्रगति में) अटकाना, उलझा देना
- The tanks were bogged down in the mud.
- The talks got bogged down in details.
- The lorry got bogged down in the wet field.
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- Work was bogged down by endless paperwork.
- The negotiations bogged down over a minor point.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a bog (countable noun)
As a noun for wet ground, a bog is countable. Use in or into the bog for sinking, and on the bog for walking over it.
गीली ज़मीन के अर्थ में 'bog' countable noun है; धँसने के लिए 'in/into the bog' और उस पर चलने के लिए 'on the bog' आता है।
- The cart sank into the bog near the river.
- Rare birds live on the bog in winter.
bog (informal, British): a toilet
In informal British English, bog means a toilet, and it is not suitable for formal writing or an exam essay.
अनौपचारिक British English में 'bog' का अर्थ शौचालय है; यह औपचारिक लेखन या परीक्षा के निबंध में उपयुक्त नहीं है।
- The bog on the train was out of order.
bog down / be bogged down in sth
Bog down means to stop making progress because of too much detail or trouble. The passive is more common.
'Bog down' का अर्थ बहुत अधिक ब्योरे या परेशानी के कारण प्रगति रुक जाना है; passive रूप अधिक आम है।
- The discussion got bogged down in small details.
- The jeep was bogged down in mud.
bog + noun
Bog stands before nouns to name things found in marshy land, such as plants, iron or oak.
'Bog' दलदली भूमि में पाई जाने वाली चीज़ों, जैसे पौधे, लोहा या oak, के नाम से पहले आता है।
- Bog plants need a lot of water.
- Peat is formed in a cold bog over thousands of years.
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adjective + bog
peatwetmuddytreacherousboggy
- The trekkers avoided the treacherous bog beyond the stream.
verb + bog
sink incrossdrainwade throughavoid
- The soldiers waded through the bog at dawn.
bogged down + preposition
in mudin paperworkin detailsby rulesin debt
- The project was bogged down in paperwork.
noun phrases
bog landbog waterbog plantbog ironbog oak
- Bog land is hard to farm.
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- The tractor was stuck in the bog after the heavy rains.
भारी बारिश के बाद ट्रैक्टर दलदल में फँस गया।
- The talks were bogged down by a dispute over one clause.
बातचीत एक खंड पर विवाद के कारण अटक गई।
- Radhika got bogged down in grammar and forgot to revise vocabulary.
राधिका grammar में ही उलझी रह गई और शब्दावली दोहराना भूल गई।
- Peat is dug from the bog and dried for fuel in some countries.
कुछ देशों में peat दलदल से निकाली जाती है और ईंधन के लिए सुखाई जाती है।
- Don't get bogged down in this question; skip it and come back later.
इस प्रश्न में मत अटकिए; इसे छोड़ दीजिए और बाद में लौटिए।
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✗ The talks were bogged up over small points.
✓ The talks were bogged down over small points.
The phrasal verb is bog down, not bog up.
Phrasal verb 'bog down' है, 'bog up' नहीं।
✗ The jeep was bogged down at the mud.
✓ The jeep was bogged down in the mud.
Use in for being stuck in soft ground.
नरम ज़मीन में फँसने के लिए 'in' आता है।
✗ The cart sank on the bog.
✓ The cart sank into the bog.
Use into or in for sinking into soft ground, not on.
नरम ज़मीन में धँसने के लिए 'into' या 'in' आता है, 'on' नहीं।
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bog sb/sth down (in sth)
to prevent somebody or something from making progress, often by too much detail or work
(काम या प्रगति में) बुरी तरह उलझा देना, अटका देना
- Don't get bogged down in minor rules.
- The project was bogged down by red tape.
§Grammar and usage
Bog down is usually passive, as in 'get bogged down' or 'be bogged down in something'.
Bog down प्रायः passive में आता है, जैसे 'get bogged down' या 'be bogged down in something'।